It's the only smart thing he's ever done.

https://thehill.com/homenews/c...jects-debate-harris/

That is actually better for VP Harris.

I would not let him get up off the mat. Let the last image people see of him be the debate.

If he got back in the ring she would just humiliate him again, if he doesn't she calls him "chicken" until November.

He's a bully and a coward who got his ass beat publicly, like cowards everywhere he'll only try again if he can do it from ambush, a sneak attack of some kind.

If he kept turning everything back to immigration and possibly the economy he would stand a better chance in the debate, and I'm sure that's what his coaches would have been telling him, but he is to easily triggered by someone who knows how to push his buttons.

If his opponent can so easily manipulate him Putin/ Xi / insert name here, will have no trouble.

Economy?

Fuel is 2.65 here

His supporters perceive that he would be better at managing the economy, as do some undecided voters if you believe the polls.

Fair.

That worked for him during the primaries. He stayed off the stage and let his followers do the work for him. He was a fool, fueled by his success against the mentally challenged Joe Biden, when he agreed to the last debate. His problem here is that he has been exposed. Any one of the other primary candidates could easily have handled Kamala. Old man Trump could not. Bill

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
That is actually better for VP Harris.

I would not let him get up off the mat. Let the last image people see of him be the debate.

I agree and suspect that Harris is fine with trump refusing to debate further despite her campaign's request for another one. It's never going to get any better for her than the last debate. She broke and exposed him. Finally, somebody on a national stage stood up and called him on all his bullshit and did it in an articulate, well-thought out prepared way. He looked like a fool. Which is why he wants nothing to do with another debate. As I noted in the OP....he doesn't make very many smart choices but choosing not to debate Harris again is an exception.

All the Harris nay-sayers here on the Crater have been pretty much utterly silent about the debate. I wonder why that is?

There's always Slider

I am not sure this report is accurate. I listened to him today say he hasn’t decided.

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Originally posted by wymple:
There's always Slider

I'm way more interested in responses from Lane, Dumb Jim and the rest of the usual trump apologists.

Seems like they have been rendered silent by trump getting his ass kicked in the debate. No posts. Long silence.

Waiting to hear from you Lane. Tell us how trump dominated.

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Originally posted by ledvm:
I am not sure this report is accurate. I listened to him today say he hasn’t decided.

It is true.

https://www.reuters.com/world/...a-harris-2024-09-12/

Maybe Trump actually made an adult decision for once. He got his ass kicked by a woman and decided not to run that risk again. I do find it high comedy to have him talk about how he dominated both debates. He beat an age addled Biden and got his hat handed to him by Harris. Only in Trump land can those experiences be considered dominating.

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Originally posted by MJines:
Maybe Trump actually made an adult decision for once. He got his a$$ kicked by a woman and decided not to run that risk again. I do find it high comedy to have him talk about how he dominated both debates. He beat an age addled Biden and got his hat handed to him by Harris. Only in Trump land can those experiences be considered dominating.

Ageism and sexism in the same post .. ahh, the tolerant and accepting left

Good boy. Sit.

What he actually said was No Mas...

Link

He got his sorry arse handed to him!

By an utterly STUPID BIMBO too!

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Originally posted by Jefffive:
What he actually said was No Mas...

Link

Thanks. I enjoyed watching that fight again.

Between Litisha James & Kamela Harris, trump is unable to sleep because he's getting his ass kicked not just by women, but by black women.

I am sure didn’t grab them by the pussy!

Now Trumps lackeys are saying “maybe a third debate”. They’re probably waiting for the welts on his ass go down from the spanking Harris laid on him last Tuesday.

They should have one on Fox, so people can see what bias really looks like. Anywhere else is just preaching to the choir.

Trump wouldn’t look at Harris during the debate. Clearly, she was properly prepared to handle Trump by looking at him, keeping her chin elevated and on occasion placing her hand under her chin.

But all that aside, does anybody believe if he can’t match Harris that he would be able to handle Putin? He really isn’t very sharp or quick on his feet.

Putin likely knows how to pull his chains better than Harris does.

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Originally posted by Schrodinger:

But all that aside, does anybody believe if he can’t match Harris that he would be able to handle Putin? He really isn’t very sharp or quick on his feet.

I think whether Trump can't match Harris is aside the point regarding Putin. IOW, I don't think it has much to do with being sharp or quick, since they won't be "debating".

Instead, many have described Trump's demeanor towards Putin is "fawning". In psychology that means a lot, as it does in the interactions between the two. Certainly Putin is smart enough to see it.

There's more to it than we know, but not more than we can imagine.


Fawn Definition & Meaning

Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fawn
5 days ago — 1. to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner; courtiers fawning on the king. 2. to show affection

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OTOH, Trump's demeanor with Putin is like a pretend alpha dog meeting up with a real alpha dog. It's called submission.

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Originally posted by MJines:
Good boy. Sit.

I am crushed, little man.. my ego has been crushed, shattered into a billion pieces, turned into grains of sand and shot into space...


But it doesn't change, by a single whit, your hypocrocies...

But if you think your witless posts excuses your own behavior, who am I to poo poo it?

Aaah, to be expected. Words of wisdom from our MINO, (Moderator In Name Only).

. . . be careful, he might add you to the list of folks he stalks.

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Originally posted by MJines:
. . . be careful, he might add you to the list of folks he stalks.

Mikey knows all about stalking.. he's kinda an expurt (sic)

Hey, grandma, as explained to you, I aint the mod for the crater... I know those synapses are old and slow, but I ain't a mod here.. even just in name only. Is that too much for you to understand, honey?

. . . sweetums, [sic] goes in brackets, not parentheses. You being an expurt [sic] and all.

Sit. Stay.

Okay, Mike,
Awww, GOOD TRY, little guy -- you can do it, Tiger

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How to use sic
Sic is usually found in brackets or parentheses , and it can also be italicized. If you want to quote someone or something in your work, and you notice the source material contains a spelling or grammatical error, you use sic to denote the error by placing it right after the mistake. It shows your readers that you didn’t just make a typo.

https://www.grammarly.com/blog...st%20make%20a%20typo.

. . . honey, you are taking the social media concept of "following" far too literally.

Can't take correction, deflect when proven wrong -

but, honestly, the caricature is awesome, how long did you need to pose for it?

If Trump was a competent debater, he could make mince meat of Harris. too Bad, so Sad.

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
Okay, Mike,
Awww, GOOD TRY, little guy -- you can do it, Tiger

quote:

How to use sic
Sic is usually found in brackets or parentheses , and it can also be italicized. If you want to quote someone or something in your work, and you notice the source material contains a spelling or grammatical error, you use sic to denote the error by placing it right after the mistake. It shows your readers that you didn’t just make a typo.

https://www.grammarly.com/blog...st%20make%20a%20typo.

A writer strives for clarity. Putting parentheses around a word like "sic" creates ambiguity. Is the "sic" part of the original quote?

I was taught and believe that it's better to use brackets to signify an error in the original quote.

So I would write the sentence this way: "Mikey knows all about stalking.. he's kinda an expurt [sic]."

Incidentally, an ellipses is designated with three periods, not two. So:

"Mikey knows all about stalking... he's kinda an expurt [sic]."

Thanks Roland for correcting my choice of words in another thread.

For those of us who prize syntax there is much to learn or be reminded of, such as your post above.

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Originally posted by RolandtheHeadless:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
Okay, Mike,
Awww, GOOD TRY, little guy -- you can do it, Tiger

quote:

How to use sic
Sic is usually found in brackets or parentheses , and it can also be italicized. If you want to quote someone or something in your work, and you notice the source material contains a spelling or grammatical error, you use sic to denote the error by placing it right after the mistake. It shows your readers that you didn’t just make a typo.

https://www.grammarly.com/blog...st%20make%20a%20typo.

A writer strives for clarity. Putting parentheses around a word like "sic" creates ambiguity. Is the "sic" part of the original quote?

I was taught and believe that it's better to use brackets to signify an error in the original quote.

So I would write the sentence this way: "Mikey knows all about stalking.. he's kinda an expurt [sic]."

Incidentally, an ellipses is designated with three periods, not two. So:

"Mikey knows all about stalking... he's kinda an expurt [sic]."

What an amazing world, where the worst of my crimes are grammar mistakes.